USS Dyer (DD-84)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Nehemiah Mayo Dyer |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 26 September 1917 |
| Launched: | 13 April 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 1 July 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 June 1922 |
| Struck: | 7 January 1936 |
| Fate: | Sold, 8 September 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,060 tons |
| Length: | 315 ft 5 in (96.14 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement: | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Dyer (DD–84) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Nehemiah Mayo Dyer.
Dyer was launched 13 April 1918 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Miss Virginia Blackmur, and commissioned 1 July 1918, Commander F. H. Poteet in command.
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